Has social media become more trouble than it’s worth? El Kaiser and J.D ponder the topic while discussing virtual-reality pioneer Jaron Lanier’s 2018 book, “Ten Arguments For Deleting Your Social Media Accounts Right Now.” And as always, this week’s episode of Pop Tech Jam serves up a look at the recent tech headlines. Fire up Episode 302 to hear it all!
News Stories Discussed on This Week’s Show
- What’s Next for Smartphones? Samsung’s New Galaxy Line Offers a Few Answers (The New York Times)
- Samsung debuts the Galaxy S10e, S10, and S10+ (VentureBeat)
- Samsung’s foldable phone is the $1,980 Galaxy Fold (The Verge)
- Galaxy S10’s in-screen fingerprint scanner is ultrasonic. Here’s exactly what that means (CNet)
- Apple Is Said to Target Combining IPhone, IPad, Mac Apps by 2021 (Bloomberg)
- Google to Unveil Netflix-Like Game Streaming Service in March (Fortune)
- Google plans to announce long-rumored ‘Yeti’ hardware at GDC event (9to5Google)
- Facebook reportedly gets deeply personal info from some apps, like ovulation times and heart rate (CNBC)
- Facebook will shut down its spyware VPN app Onavo (TechCrunch)
- Improving Location Settings on Android (Facebook Newsroom)
- ‘Sustained and ongoing’ disinformation assault targets Dem presidential candidates (Politico)
- Russian Hackers Targeted European Research Groups, Microsoft Says (The New York Times)
- Defending Democracy Program (Microsoft)
- How an Investigation of Fake FCC Comments Snared a Prominent D.C. Media Firm (Gizmodo)
- On YouTube, a network of paedophiles is hiding in plain sight (WIRED UK)
- Pinterest Quietly Blocks All Vaccine-Related Searches, Which Is One Solution, I Guess (Gizmodo)
- Ten threats to global health in 2019 (World Health Organization)
- Nike app for self-tying shoe comes undone (BBC)
Is It Time to Dump Social Media?
- “Ten Arguments For Deleting Your Social Media Accounts Right Now” by Jaron Lanier
- Click ‘Delete’ to Save Your Soul (The New York Times Book Review)
- Jaron Lanier interview on how social media ruins your life (Channel 4 on YouTube)
- We Need to Remake the Internet: Jason Lanier TED Talk
